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Pharmacy Compounding Cost Calculator
Calculate the cost and price of a compounded prescription from ingredients, labour, equipment, overhead and markup.
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Enter your numbers below. Results update as you type, and nothing leaves your browser.
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What people use it for
- Pricing compounded prescriptions
- Reviewing compounding profitability
- Quoting prescribers and patients
- Pharmacy business planning
About this tool
What the Pharmacy Compounding Cost Calculator does
Compounding pricing must cover the active and inactive ingredients, the pharmacist or technician time, quality testing, consumables and overhead, plus a professional fee or margin. This calculator builds the cost per prescription and the resulting price.
Formula
- Cost = ingredients + preparation time × labour rate + testing + overhead
- Price = cost × (1 + markup)
Worked example
Using the starting values in the calculator above:
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| Ingredients | 3 entries |
| Preparation and check time | 30 minutes |
| Labour cost per hour | $65.00 |
| Testing and quality per prescription | $4.00 |
| Overhead per prescription | $6.00 |
| Markup on cost | 40% |
| Result | Value |
|---|---|
| Price per prescription | $96.60 |
| Total cost | $69.00 |
| Ingredients and packaging | $26.50 |
| Labour | $32.50 |
How to read the result
Labour and quality assurance are often under-priced in compounding; time each formulation and update the cost.
Insurance coverage for compounded medicines varies; many are paid privately.
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Questions
Questions about this tool
The things clients actually want to know — costs, timelines, ownership and what happens after launch.
From ingredient costs, preparation time, quality testing and overhead, plus a professional margin.
They are made individually by trained staff with quality controls.
Coverage varies widely by plan and product.
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